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This excerpt taken from the ELN 6-K filed Mar 30, 2009.
m Related parties
 
As part of its normal operating activities, the parent company enters into transactions with other group undertakings. This includes the receipt and provision of financing in the form of loans, in addition to trading activities such as the receipt and provision of goods or services to group companies. Loans received from group undertakings and provided to group undertakings are repayable on demand. As a result, no discounting is applied to these balances. Pricing for intercompany trading transactions is determined on an arms-length basis.
 
Directors and executive officers of the parent company are the same as those of the Group. For information on transactions with directors and executive officers, see Note 30 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
This excerpt taken from the ELN 6-K filed Mar 31, 2008.
p Related parties
 
As part of our normal operating activities, we enter into transactions with other group undertakings. This includes the receipt and provision of financing in the form of loans, in addition to trading activities such as the receipt and provision of goods or services to group companies. Loans received from group undertakings and provided to group undertakings are repayable on demand. As a result, no discounting is applied to these balances. Pricing for intercompany trading transactions is determined on an arms-length basis.
 
Directors and executive officers of the parent company are the same as those of the group. For information on transactions with directors and executive officers, see Note 31 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
This excerpt taken from the ELN 6-K filed Mar 30, 2007.
32 Related Parties
 
We have a related party relationship with our subsidiaries (see Note 35), directors and executive officers. All transactions with subsidiaries eliminate on consolidation and are not disclosed.
 
Transactions with Directors and Executive Officers
 
The total compensation of our key management personnel, defined as our directors and executive officers was as follows:
 
             
    2006
  2005
    $m   $m
 
Short-term employee benefits
    7.8     8.3
Post-employment benefits
    0.2     0.2
Share-based compensation
    12.2     6.5
             
Total
    20.2     15.0
             
 
Except as set out below, there are no service contracts greater than one year in existence between any of the directors and executive officers and Elan:
 
•  On 7 January 2003, we and EPI entered into an agreement with Mr. G. Kelly Martin such that Mr. Martin was appointed president and chief executive officer effective 3 February 2003.
 
Effective 7 December 2005, we and EPI entered into a new employment agreement with Mr. Martin, under which Mr. Martin continues to serve as our president and chief executive officer with an initial base annual salary of $798,000. Mr. Martin is eligible to participate in our annual bonus plan, performance based stock awards and merit award plans. Under the new agreement, Mr. Martin was granted an option to purchase 750,000 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price per share of $12.03, vesting in three equal annual instalments (the 2005 Options).
 
The agreement continues until Mr. Martin resigns, is involuntarily terminated, is terminated for cause or dies, or is disabled. In general, if Mr. Martin’s employment is involuntarily terminated (other than for cause, death or disability) or Mr. Martin leaves for good reason, we will pay Mr. Martin a lump sum equal to two (three, in the event of a change in control) times his salary and target bonus and his 2005 options will vest and be exercisable for the following two years (three, in the event of a change in control).
 
In the event of such an involuntary termination (other than as the result of a change in control), Mr. Martin will, for a period of two years (three years in the event of a change in control), or until Mr. Martin obtains other employment, continue to participate in our health and medical plans or we shall pay him a lump sum equal to the present value of the cost of such coverage and we shall pay Mr. Martin a lump sum of $50,000 to cover other costs and expenses. Mr. Martin will also be entitled to career transition assistance and the use of an office and the services of a full time secretary for a reasonable period of time not to exceed two years (three years in the event of a change in control).
 
In addition, if it is determined that any payment or distribution to Mr. Martin would be subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the US Internal Revenue Code, or any interest or penalties are incurred by Mr. Martin with respect to such excise tax, then Mr. Martin shall be entitled to an additional payment in an amount such that after payment by Mr. Martin of all taxes on such additional payment, Mr. Martin retains an amount of such additional payment equal to such excise tax amount.
 
The agreement also obligates us to indemnify Mr. Martin if he is sued or threatened with suit as the result of serving as our officer or director. We will be obligated to pay Mr. Martin’s attorney’s fees if he has to bring an action to enforce any of his rights under the employment agreement.
 
Mr. Martin is eligible to participate in the pension, medical, disability and life insurance plans applicable to senior executives in accordance with the terms of those plans. He may also receive financial planning and tax support and advice from the provider of his choice at a reasonable and customary annual cost.
 
Elan Corporation, plc 2006 Annual Report 127


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•  No other executive director has an employment contract extending beyond twelve months.
 
•  On 1 July 2006, EPI entered into a consultancy agreement with Dr. Selkoe whereby Dr. Selkoe agreed to provide consultant services with respect to the treatment and/or prevention of neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases. We will pay Dr. Selkoe a fee of $12,500 per quarter. The agreement is effective for three years unless terminated by either party upon thirty days written notice and supersedes all prior consulting agreements between Dr. Selkoe, and Elan. Prior thereto, Dr. Selkoe was party to various consultancy agreements with EPI and Athena Neurosciences, Inc. Under the consultancy agreements, Dr. Selkoe received $50,000 in 2006 and $25,000 in 2005.
 
Arrangements with Former Directors
 
•  On 1 July 2003, we entered into a pension agreement with Mr. John Groom, a former director of Elan Corporation, plc, whereby we shall pay him a pension of $200,000 per annum, monthly in arrears, until 16 May 2008 in respect of his former senior executive roles.
 
•  On Dr. Garo Armen’s retirement from the board in May 2006, we agreed to vest on his retirement 25,000 options that would otherwise have expired unvested on his retirement date, and have extended the exercise term of 50,000 options from ninety days to one year post-retirement.
 
Mr. Donal Geaney
 
On 13 June 2005, we agreed to settle an action taken in the Irish High Court by the late Mr. Donal Geaney, former Chairman of the Company who resigned on 9 July 2002. The action related to the agreement for the exercise of share options granted to Mr. Geaney during his employment with Elan. The settlement, with no admission of liability on the part of Elan, was for a sum of €3.5 million ($4.4 million), plus an agreed sum of legal fees.
 
Dr. Lars Ekman
 
Dr. Lars Ekman was appointed to our Board of Directors on 26 May 2005. Dr. Ekman had a forgivable loan from Elan which amounted to $240,000 at 26 May 2005. This loan was fully forgiven at the end of December 2005.
 
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